Tariana
Listening to that was a lot of fun. An adventurous nonsense inside a virtual world, a self conscious NPC causing havoc on the system just because it wanted to have friends. Meanwhile, Faith, Derek, Ramona and Beasley grow closer while trying to figure out what is wrong. Derek is the one who grows the most, having growing inside this virtual world, it is heartwarming to see him realize he has friends on the real world.
What an amazing journey of self discovery, healing and freedom. I still have no words to describe how this book has changed me but I know it did. It opened my mind and taught me different ways of living, different relationship dynamics, different ways of experimenting sex and aging. It has also broken my heart with so many stories of abused women, some of them while still little girls, some of them with the consent of their own mother, who should know better and protect, and stories about the prejudice african women suffer when living abroad, being seeing as good women to have sex with but not to be married with, even by african men. This book is a reminder that violence against women is very real and still present on our society.
I thought that sometimes the development of the story was too slow and repetitive, but I loved it anyway.
This one felt a little slower than The Five French Hens, but it was still lovely and heartwarming to read. I'll miss Vivienne, Gwen and Mary.
I am not giving 5 stars only because the book is short for its potential. It left me wondering about the healing process of Shaira and Simi. However, the story is amazing, literally breathtaking, very well written, a mix of prose and poetry like I haven't seen for a longtime.
Le dernière volume... c'était très intéressant témoigner la guérison de Marjane après tout qu'elle a vécu en Autriche. Et quelle relation saine elle entretient avec sa famille, l'influence de ses parents et de sa grand-mère sur son processus de maturation est remarquable, comme leur soutien tant dans son mariage, même qu'ils savait que ce serait un échec, que dans son divorce.
À mon avis, c'était le meilleur livre de la série. Marji est une adolescente immigrée seule dans un pays qu'elle ne connaît pas, et elle est loin de ses parents, sans le soutien de sa famille. Tous le jugent selon son origine, personne ne lui donne un coup de main dans la charité. Être adolescente est déjà une période très intense dans la vie, alors imaginez comment les choses se sont passées avec Marji qui n'a plus ni sa famille à proximité ni les privilèges que l'on voyait dans les premiers livres.
The book is very dark. I would not recommend it for people who suffers with eating disorders or who has suffered any form of abuse. She is very descriptive about her anorexia and bulimia. The book also mentions verbal, physical and sexual abuse, as well as drugs and alcohol abuse.
It was an interesting reading though
So sad it is over, Aren and Lara are perfect to each other and I'll miss their stories.
Still in love with those two. Seeing Nick growing, learning about himself and starting to realize what kind of friends he had and that those friendships didn't make sense for him anymore was inspiring, there are many adults that are still unable to let go of bad friends for their insecurities. I how Nick will really go through with it. I had to hold my tears when Nick came out to his mom. One last thing: Charlie,15, saying he never thought something like that would happen to him got my eyes rolling. Teenagers... 😁
Um pouco fraco, os personagens não foram bem trabalhados como deveriam, mas é interessante e uma boa ficção cristã.
What a tense book! I didn't give much credit to the reviews when I started listening this, but they didn't lie. It really gave a John Steinbeck's vibe. Most of the story is about father and son walking towards the coast on a post apocalyptic world, looking for food, running away from bad guys and trying to find hope in the midst of desolation. Through the story we see the father evolving from being super understanding with the child to becoming short tempered as the control starts to slip from his hands together with the realization that he won't be able to protect the boy forever. At the same time, the boy starts to see his father with new eyes, no longer a hero, but failing to realize that his father is afraid. I confess that at a certain point the boy would die and the father would finally be free from his self imposed responsibilities and put an end to his suffering. But as he says at the end, he wouldn't be capable of doing so.
This volume focus on Charlie's eating disorder. I thought it to be very educational for teenagers who are going through the similar situation, specially that the author has demonstrated through the story the importance of creating a support network with Nick and Charlie looking for the support of their parents, specialist in the field, teachers and friends. That is an important message for teenagers, that tend to try to solve things by themselves, which can be dangerous for their health and potentially harmful to their relationship. At the end, as they sought for support, neither of them got emotionally overwhelmed and their relationship became stronger. Very wise!
I felt that this one was a little bit slower than the previous ones, like if it was a second act.
So heartwarming! Nick and Charlie are really cute together. Excited for the next volumes.
Interesting insights and tips but some are not realistic to every women. Waking up at 5am is not realistic for those that spend 3-4 hours on public transport to get to work, specially when it's a strenuous work like cleaning. Creating a tribe is not as easy for neurodivergents. She talks about her experiences which are great, but women must be careful to not take it as a set rule to follow in life.
I have loved the sparks between Charlie and Nora, much because it reminds me the dynamics between my husband and I, two independent adults that love each other so much that wouldn't withhold the other from pursuing their own dreams. However I found the relationship between Nora and her sister a little troubled, Nora constantly mothering her and need to be up to date on everything that happens on her sister's life showed how immature she was, nonetheless she grew through the book (her relationship with Charlie being of much help on this).
I’ll probably do a reread soon to review everything it taught me. Too much information to digest on a first read, also I want to make sure I’ll start applying the learnings to my life.
Very moving story, a good reminder that wild animals are not pets, and that animals are not at a lower category compared to people, in fact they are better than us. And it's human responsibility to keep them safe in their original environment. The book also shows a little bit of how life was in US back in 1920s, with racisms, misogyny, poverty and the illusion of California as the land of honey. The beginning of the audiobook was a little tough for me as the narrator way of speaking and the narrative that keeps jumping back and forth past and present days got me lost in the story. It was o my after reading the first 20% that I was able to start listening again.
What a heartwarming story even though it is about a murder. Or it seems to be about a murder until you realize it's about much more than that: it's about friendship, about encouragement, about not taking people for granted. It's really inspiring, some notes she makes about the Chinese culture, like kids looking after parents advice not because they need but as a sign of respect and to make them feel useful, really got into me. I grew up with this urge to do things by myself, always hated when people tried to help as I'd see it as lack of competence of my part and that people was doubting of my capabilities trying to teach me how to live. So it was good to have a fresh point of view of life. I really need to have fresh pov.
On another note, I am in love with the style of the writing, I wish one day I'll be able to write something with the same style, sarcastic and audacious.